Advanced Education: Focus Study
Uptime Institute's Advanced Seminars are intensive two-day and in-person courses focusing on in-depth reviews on topics key to the professional growth and development of industry professionals. Seminars are administered by senior Uptime Institute staff and allow for direct engagement with industry peers.
These seminars are a great opportunity to learn from industry leaders and technology experts who will provide you with best practices, evaluation criteria and helpful tools to develop a world-class management and operations program for your critical facility. Each seminar focuses on the analysis of specialized areas like cooling technologies, ancillary mechanical systems, critical facility management, portfolio governance, and more.
Advanced courses may be taken by any individual, with or without previous attendance at any other course.
*Courses are nonconsecutive and can be taken in any order.
Fantastic facility staff and excellent course content that have allowed me to build on my technical expertise.
Paulo Borges, Datacenter Security Consultant, SEGURTI
This training allowed me to understand the myths and misconceptions around Tier Certifications. I can now share this knowledge with my colleagues.
Tariq Sagheer, Manager Power Planning, Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited
This training provided us with the tools to achieving the gold standard for Tier Certification of Operational Sustainability.
Dimitris Kantaros, Director, Data Center Operations, LAMDA HELLIX
This training allows personnel to get a common understanding of “how to keep the lights on”.
Pete O'Sullivan, Head of Operations, Quantum Switch
As a consultant, it is important to be up to date with the new Tier regulations and the Advanced Seminar course provided this.
Christian Creemers, Senior Datacenter Project Manager, DC-Q Datacenter Quality
The Advanced Mechanical seminar by Uptime Institute is an end user centric course that enriched my knowledge on Tier III and Tier IV Data Centers.
Mark Keserwany, Practice Manager, Gulf Business Machines
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Earn Professional and/or Expert Designations for your ATD, ATS or AOS Program Accreditations
Completing the base level courseware for ATD, ATS, and AOS programs are just the start of your journey. By joining additional courseware and submitting written evidence of your mastery of the material, you can earn Professional and/or Expert credentials.
These advanced credentials identify you as a master of the imparted concepts and increase your business value to your current employer, future employers, and the data center community at large. Accredited, Professional and Expert graduates are encouraged to continuously add new areas of personal understanding by completing additional advanced courseware which covers various advanced topics associated with modern data center design, operations and management.
Note: Professional or Expert designations represent neither license nor permission to deliver a) Tier Certifications of designs, b) Tier Certifications of constructed environments, or c) Operational Sustainability ratings or Certifications.
These advanced credentials identify you as a master of the imparted concepts and increase your business value to your current employer, future employers, and the data center community at large. Accredited, Professional and Expert graduates are encouraged to continuously add new areas of personal understanding by completing additional advanced courseware which covers various advanced topics associated with modern data center design, operations and management.
Note: Professional or Expert designations represent neither license nor permission to deliver a) Tier Certifications of designs, b) Tier Certifications of constructed environments, or c) Operational Sustainability ratings or Certifications.
Advanced Mechanical and Tiers
Course Syllabus
Uptime Institute Advanced Mechanical and Tiers provides advanced instruction on unique and/or complex mechanical design challenges and Tier solutions, including technical aspects of capacity component selection, load consideration, configuration and redundancy, controls, and power sources based on Tier objective. Instruction will cover typical cooling shortfalls submitted for Tier Certification, as well as an overview of Tier Certification expectations.
Duration: This six-module seminar is delivered remotely with live Uptime Institute instructors across two days. Download the Syllabus.
Credits: CPD/PDH = 6.5 hrs (0.6 CEU)
Goals:
Duration: This six-module seminar is delivered remotely with live Uptime Institute instructors across two days. Download the Syllabus.
Credits: CPD/PDH = 6.5 hrs (0.6 CEU)
Goals:
- Expanding the application of mechanical solutions within each Tier
- Creating and implementing unique and challenging applications of various cooling technologies
- Optimizing mechanical design to effectively meet Tier requirements and lay the grounds for effective data center operation
Advanced Principles in Critical Facility Management
Course Syllabus
Uptime Institute Advanced Principles in Critical Facility Management provides instruction to critical facility operations and management professionals covering site- and portfolio-level governance and management concepts, and the application of those concepts in real-life situations. The course is designed for individuals who work within a traditional data center or other critical facility environment as well as managers and executives who are responsible for a “mixed” IT environment including one or more traditional enterprise data centers, colocation facilities, or cloud service contracts.
Duration: This six-module seminar is delivered remotely with live Uptime Institute instructors across two days. Download the Syllabus.
Uptime Institute Advanced Principles in Critical Facility Management provides instruction to critical facility operations and management professionals covering site- and portfolio-level governance and management concepts, and the application Credits: CPD/PDH = 6.5 hrs (0.6 CEU)
Goals:
Duration: This six-module seminar is delivered remotely with live Uptime Institute instructors across two days. Download the Syllabus.
Uptime Institute Advanced Principles in Critical Facility Management provides instruction to critical facility operations and management professionals covering site- and portfolio-level governance and management concepts, and the application Credits: CPD/PDH = 6.5 hrs (0.6 CEU)
Goals:
- Expanding the concept of Management and Operations beyond individual sites to encompass a holistic approach to a portfolio of critical facilities
- Determining and effective IT environment management structure and strategy and creating an action plan to implement that strategy
- Creating and implementing management and operations plans at the portfolio level to meet IT (and overall business) availability requirements
- Optimizing training, change management, and capacity management programs for increasingly complex environments
Advanced Electrical and Tiers
Course Syllabus
Uptime Institute Advanced Electrical and Tiers provides advanced instruction on unique and/or complex electrical design challenges and Tier solutions, including technical aspects of capacity component selection, load consideration, configuration and redundancy, controls, and power sources based on Tier objective. Instruction will cover typical design shortfalls submitted for Tier Certification, as well as an overview of phasing and multi-tiers.
Duration: This six-module seminar is delivered remotely with live Uptime Institute instructors across two days. Download the Syllabus.
Credits: CPD/PDH = 6.5 hrs (0.6 CEU)
Goals:
Duration: This six-module seminar is delivered remotely with live Uptime Institute instructors across two days. Download the Syllabus.
Credits: CPD/PDH = 6.5 hrs (0.6 CEU)
Goals:
- Expanding the application of electrical solutions within each Tier
- Creating and implementing unique and challenging applications of various electrical technologies
- Optimizing electrical design to effectively meet Tier requirements and lay the grounds for effective data center operation
Advanced Practices in Data Center Cost Management
Course Syllabus
Uptime Institute Advanced Practices in Data Center Cost Management (the path to Efficient IT, implementing cost as the driver) provides instruction to data center and IT operators who are responsible for IT infrastructure. The objective of the seminar focuses on advanced knowledge necessary to implement a cost-based approach towards driving efficient IT and continuous improvement. The course is designed for individuals who work within a traditional data center or other critical facility environments as well as managers and executives who are responsible for IT infrastructure.
Duration: This six-module seminar is delivered remotely with live Uptime Institute instructors across two days. Download the Syllabus.
Credits: CPD/PDH = 6.5 hrs (0.6 CEU)
Goals:
Duration: This six-module seminar is delivered remotely with live Uptime Institute instructors across two days. Download the Syllabus.
Credits: CPD/PDH = 6.5 hrs (0.6 CEU)
Goals:
- Learning of the concept of Efficient IT and how it is deeply linked to data center and IT cost management
- Understanding the value of IT chargeback and how it can be created and implemented
- Creating and implementing key performance indicators and learning how they can be used to drive better cost management and IT business requirements
- Determining an effective data center IT infrastructure strategy that incorporates leadership, culture, and sustainability to provide incentives for improved cost management
- Integrating cost-based approaches to drive IT efficiency into an operational framework, enabling more educated decision making and leading to more efficient IT